High chair

Abstract

A folding device is configured at the pivot between the rear leg frame and the front leg frame of a high chair and allows a user to complete folding process by pressing a driving member. When the driving member is pressed, an engaging member of the folding device moves correspondingly to an unlocked position, so that the rear leg frame disengages from and pivots about the front leg frame. The high chair can then be folded easily for the user, and the structure of the invention is simpler than the prior art.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A high chair comprising:
 a seat; 
 a frame body for supporting the seat and capable of moving between an opened position and a folding position, the frame body comprising a front leg frame and a rear leg frame pivotally connected to each other by a spindle; and 
 a folding device comprising:
 a folding body mounted on the front leg frame between longitudinal ends of the front leg frame and the folding body having an arm extending at an oblique angle relative to the front leg frame, the arm pivotally connected to a pivoting section of the rear leg frame; 
 an engaging member movably configured on one of the arm of the folding body and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame and engaged with the other one of the arm of the folding body and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame so as to restrain the frame body in the opened position; 
 a driving member movably configured on the arm of the folding body, for disengaging the engaging member from the other one of the arm of the folding body and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame such that the frame body is capable of moving to the folding position; and 
 the spindle mounted on the pivoting section of the rear leg frame and pivotally connected to the arm of the folding body at a location on the pivoting section that is spaced from the driving member. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the folding body comprises a first arm and a second arm connected to the first arm, the first arm is mounted on the front leg frame, and the spindle is pivotally connected to the second arm of the folding body. 
     
     
       3. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the front leg frame comprises a lower front leg and an upper front leg slidably mounted on the lower front leg, the seat is installed on the upper front leg, and the rear leg frame is pivotally connected to a top end of the lower front leg. 
     
     
       4. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the spindle comprises a slot, and the engaging member is movably configured on the folding body and engaged with the slot so as to restrain the rear leg frame in the opened position. 
     
     
       5. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the folding body comprises a limiting element and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame comprises a first holder for abutting the limiting element when the rear leg frame is in the opened position. 
     
     
       6. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the folding body comprises a limiting element and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame comprises a second holder for abutting the limiting element when the rear leg frame is in the folding position. 
     
     
       7. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the spindle comprises a long slot, the folding body comprises a limiting element to movably extend into the long slot, and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame comprises a first holder and a second holder, the first holder abutting the limiting element when the rear leg frame is in the opened position and the second holder abutting the limiting element when the rear leg frame is in the folding position. 
     
     
       8. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the folding device further comprises an elastic element connected between the engaging member and one of the folding body and the pivoting section of the rear leg frame. 
     
     
       9. The high chair of  claim 8 , wherein the elastic element is a spring. 
     
     
       10. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the driving member is a button moveable along a first direction relative to the folding body so as to move the engaging member. 
     
     
       11. The high chair of  claim 10 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to a moving direction of the engaging member. 
     
     
       12. The high chair of  claim 10 , wherein the first direction forms an angle to the moving direction of the engaging member. 
     
     
       13. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the engaging member comprises an inclined slot and the driving member comprises an axle to movably extend into the inclined slot. 
     
     
       14. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the driving member comprises a first inclined surface and the engaging member comprises a second inclined surface, the first inclined surface of the driving member abutting the second inclined surface for moving the engaging member when the driving member moves relative to the folding body. 
     
     
       15. The high chair of  claim 14 , wherein the driving member is configured slidably on the folding body. 
     
     
       16. The high chair of  claim 14 , wherein the driving member is configured rotatably on the folding body. 
     
     
       17. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the folding body comprises a slot, the engaging member is movably configured on the pivoting section of the rear leg frame and engaged with the slot so as to restrain the rear leg frame in the opened position. 
     
     
       18. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the folding body is mounted on a middle portion of the front leg frame. 
     
     
       19. The high chair of  claim 1 , wherein the location on the pivoting section where the spindle is pivotally connected to the arm of the folding body is spaced from the driving member in a substantially lengthwise direction of the rear leg frame.